I sewed a bucket bag after recently listening to a podcast episode of Acquired featuring Hermes. The stories of the Kelly and Birken bags are interesting but what was even more fascinating was the fact that the bags are all made by hand. You can watch, as I did, some process videos on You Tube showing the incredible craftsmanship and care that is needed to make one of these bags. Each stitch is made with precision, years of learning, practice and repetition. According to Acquired podcast it takes approximately 20 hours to make a Birken Bag, all by hand. It’s astonishing that Hermes continues to make their bags by hand, relying on their artisans to make one bag after another with the utmost attention to detail, precision and quality.
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